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Cross in St Martin's Churchyard

A Grade II Listed Building in Raglan, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7667 / 51°46'0"N

Longitude: -2.7942 / 2°47'39"W

OS Eastings: 345286

OS Northings: 207860

OS Grid: SO452078

Mapcode National: GBR FG.ZZFK

Mapcode Global: VH79J.JV4H

Plus Code: 9C3VQ684+M8

Entry Name: Cross in St Martin's Churchyard

Listing Date: 31 January 2001

Last Amended: 31 January 2001

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24720

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300024720

Location: Sited in the churchyard of St Martin's church, Pen-y-clawdd to the east of the path to the church and some 5m south of the porch.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Monmouth

Community: Raglan (Rhaglan)

Community: Mitchel Troy

Locality: Pen-y-clawdd

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Christian cross

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History

Churchyard cross of 1885 on medieval base.

Exterior

Stone churchyard cross. Medieval base of three relatively small steps, the top 2 a single monolith, the bottom step probably rebuilt in C19. Small square medieval plinth stone, square with chamfered top. Cross is of Forest of Dean stone, square at foot, then octagonal with moulded capital under 8-sided pedestal to a carved gabled Crucifix. Pedestal has IHC shield and crown to front, 1885 date to rear.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an attractive C19 churchyard cross on medieval base.

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  • II Archway at Pen-y-clawdd House
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  • II Pen-y-clawdd House
    Situated on S side of lane running E from junction some 250m S of Pen-y-clawdd church, some 200m down lane.
  • II Barn at Pen-y-clawdd House
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  • II* Upper Tal-y-fan
    About 1.8km SSW of the church of St Dingat, on the E side of a farmtrack running off the old road between Mitchel troy and Raglan where it bends under the A40(T).
  • II* Old Trecastle Farmhouse
    Approached by a drive of some 300m, running W from road some 800m S of church at Penyclawdd.
  • II Lower Tal-y-fan
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  • II Little Llanthomas
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